New German Bundestag meets for first time since election – DW (English) – EUROP INFO

While the list of political problems grows and mutual distrust is high, the Cabinet and coalition must reach an agreement on the Spring Memorandum in April. Time is running out.

The formation of a new coalition goes into the final phase: the future partners want to eliminate the remaining differences. Finance and migration are particularly controversial.

After consultations at specialist level with 256 experts in working groups, the coalition talks between CDU, CSU and SPD are entering a next phase. Since today, a group has been exchanging views around the four party leaders Merz (CDU), Söder (CSU), Klingbeil and Esken (both SPD). We give answers to important questions.

The future coalitionists of the Union and the SPD want to strengthen the promotion of culture at all levels. This is what their working paper says. A hot historical iron is excluded.

The coalition negotiations go into the decisive phase: the top round of the Union and SPD still has to solve some controversial issues. There are differences not only in migration policy. An overview.

First papers from the Union and the SPD point to a limp climate policy over the next few years. The climate goals are not achieved in this way – this is to be invested in expensive symbol politics.